Maryland DNR 2013 Creel Surveys

Interested in what the biggest black bass caught and reported in 2013 or widely-supported tips for keeping bass alive through the weigh-in, and after?  The MD DNR Tidal Bass Program has summarized reports from tournament directors and from anglers.  Check it out at the program’s monitoring and research web site.  Once on the page look for the Summary of 2013 Tournament Creel Surveys  document under the Reports and Publications listings.

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement – public comment through March 17, 2014

The Chesapeake Bay Program office has released the final draft of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and is seeking public comment. The public comment period will run through March 17, 2014.

 

To read the draft agreement and submit comments, go to www.chesapeakebay.net/watershedagreement.

Maryland Black Bass Annual Review – 2014

The MD DNR Tidal Bass Program has completed its Black Bass Annual Review.  The review covers resolved topics from last year’s roundtable, concerns and work of 2013, assessments of tidal bass fisheries, catch statistics from tournament anglers, and the agenda for the 2014 roundtable this February.

The annual review can be found online at dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/bass/docs/BBAR_vol_6.pdf.  For questions or comments, contact Joe Love atjlove@dnr.state.md.us or 410-260-8257.  Past reviews and other information related to Largemouth Bass research can be found at dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/bass/mr.asp.

Tournaments

2014 schedule now forming, see it here!